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Behind the clock face: London's Big Ben reveals facelift

Published 24 November 2021, 2:59 am
The clock tower of Britain's Houses of Parliament has been hidden for three and a half years while hundreds of craftspeople repaired masonry and replaced metalwork in the biggest restoration since Big Ben was built in 1859.
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